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Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized $775,000 in cumulative tax savings if the Board maintained the same … officials should: Ensure unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with statute. Adopt realistic budgets based on … to pay related debt. District officials disagreed with us in many instances; however, they indicated they plan to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… manage the Town’s financial condition, which resulted in the townwide (TW) general fund having unassigned fund … revise its fund balance policy. Reduce unassigned balance in the TW general fund and use excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Town officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… statutes. Appropriations were overestimated by a total of $7 million from 2015-16 through 2018-19. An average of $500,000 of fund balance was appropriated each year, but was not used to finance operations. When unused … added back, surplus fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $345,000 to $611,000, or 2 to 3 percentage points. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… treasurers and advisors failed to maintain pre-numbered tickets and receipts, statement of profit and loss forms, and … monthly bank reconciliations before they are sent to the District Treasurer to ensure accuracy. District officials disagreed with certain findings in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mVillage of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… Adopted budgets with unrealistic estimates, which resulted in operating surpluses and unused appropriated fund balances in the general, water and sewer funds. Maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in the general, water and sewer funds that ranged between 29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… and two Board members did not publicly disclose, in writing, their deemed interests in contracts totaling $91,106 with the Company. Company … officers comply with the disclosure requirements set forth in the law. Require more support for collections received, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mTown of Busti – Taxpayer Equity (2015M-349)
… Town officials were properly budgeting and allocating highway department expenditures for the period January 1, … within its borders. Budgeted appropriations for the highway fund for 2015 totaled approximately $1.1 million. Key … properly budget for or allocate approximately $135,000 in highway equipment purchases between the town-wide and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/03/25/town-busti-taxpayer-equity-2015m-349Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-73)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District awarded Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) credits accurately for the … Niskayuna No 2 Fire District Length of Service Award Program 2015M73 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/31/niskayuna-no-2-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2015m-73Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Stanford (Town) Board properly managed the Town’s financial … Determine whether the Town of Stanford Town Board properly managed the Towns financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130York Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-93)
… administrative permissions. Officials paid $360,896 for information technology (IT) services in 2020-21 without … in a timely manner, and regularly review user accounts for necessity and appropriateness. Set written expectations for the District’s specific IT service needs. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-93Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
Determine if extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded remitted deposited disbursed and reconciled
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomTown of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not … Determine whether Town of Owego Town officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Town of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (2022M-57)
… bookkeepers, who performed all financial duties, including online banking. The Town Board (Board) did not adopt written … and procedures for cash receipts and disbursements and online banking. In 2020, the former bookkeeper received … and procedures for cash receipts and disbursements and online banking. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/02/town-dix-supervisors-control-cash-2022m-57Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… reserves. Funding reserves at levels higher than necessary for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Addison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2023M-6)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services. Key Findings … providers without seeking competition. Did not solicit a request for proposal (RFP) for audit services within the … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/07/addison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2023m-6Riverhead Central School District – Vendor Master File (2017M-139)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the vendor master file for the period July 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. … policies or procedures for maintaining the vendor master file. The District did not have any procedures in place to … whether a vendor name is already included in the master file before creating a new entry and did not periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/riverhead-central-school-district-vendor-master-file-2017m-139Holland Patent Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-326)
… Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $31 million. Key Findings District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/holland-patent-central-school-district-access-student-information-systemErie County Water Authority – Information Technology (2018M-9)
… 2016 through October 6, 2017. Background The Erie County Water Authority is a public benefit corporation established in 1949, providing water supply to approximately 550,000 customers across … Erie County Water Authority Information Technology 2018M9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/04/erie-county-water-authority-information-technology-2018m-9Village of Candor – Fund Balance (2017M-148)
… May 31, 2017. Background The Village of Candor is located in the Town of Candor in Tioga County and has a population of approximately 850. … Although fund balance declined by $117,000 (35 percent) in 2016-17, the balance as of May 31, 2017 was $213,000, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/10/27/village-candor-fund-balance-2017m-148Ticonderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… for all transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Club collections were not supported by adequate documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extra